ENIAC: The Triumphs and Tragedies of the World's First ComputerBased on original interviews with surviving participants and the first study of John Mauchly and Presper Eckert's personal papers, ENIAC tells the story of the three-year race to complete the world's first computer--and of the three-decade struggle to take credit for it. 10 illustrations. |
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ENIAC, the Triumphs and Tragedies of the World's First Computer Scott McCartney No preview available - 1999 |
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